Example sentences of "[prep] last year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The amount of confidence end-users have in the figures has been seriously dented after last year 's performance . |
| 2 | In return the Americans this month unblocked $5m in military aid that had been held up after last year 's arrests . |
| 3 | In effect , Mr Mulroney is asking the man he supplanted as Conservative prime minister to complete the job which , after last year 's fiasco about the Meech Lake constitutional reform package , he himself has no longer the credibility to perform . |
| 4 | Jim Payne , 21 , who turned professional after last year 's Walker Cup , took third prize of £14,000 after a 69 for 289 with Essex 's Paul Curry ( 73 ) , Derbyshire 's Mark Roe ( 72 ) and Argentina 's Eduardo Romero ( 73 ) joint fourth on 291 for £9,533 prizes . |
| 5 | The Ridley Report : Unique event back on calmer waters Ian Ridley on a triumph for tradition after last year 's acrimony between two old heavyweights |
| 6 | After last year 's inaugural event was such a success , raising £4,000 , the association decided it should become an annual event . |
| 7 | After last year 's success he has appeared on TV and radio all over the world and has been signed up by three advertising agencies . |
| 8 | Carling is indignant at Campese claims that he refused to shake hands after last year 's World Cup final . |
| 9 | After last year 's shock announcement of the DVR Company 's near total withdrawal from the seven-mile Buckfastleigh line and rescue handover to volunteers of the South Devon Railway Trust , these figures will be cold comfort to many local steam supporters and shareholders of the Dart Valley Railway despite claims by the Company that all is well . |
| 10 | After last year 's recession-strapped event , a bloc of disgruntled dealers asked organiser John Wilson to increase marketing , freeze booth prices and give them a voice in gallery selection . |
| 11 | After last year 's bomb the City 's police installed surveillance equipment , hired around 40 extra officers , and set up occasional road blocks . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm no different after last year but the success can change you . |
| 13 | ‘ The queers are all coming out of the closet after last year 's legislation , ’ Adam said . |
| 14 | Food is still a problem , of course , after last year 's dire harvest . ’ |
| 15 | After last year 's successful National Trust cruise to the Baltic , which raised £43,000 for Enterprise Neptune , the range of holidays on offer has been expanded for 1991 . |
| 16 | Party Politics , who stands at 18 hands , has had a history of wind problems and before and after last year 's National he had two operations to improve his breathing . |
| 17 | The women have a lot more catching up to do after last year 's bottom place , but new coach Alan McMurray is quietly confident they can come closer to their 1991 success . |
| 18 | Birth Control Trust spokeswoman Madeleine Simms pointed out that after last year 's survey was published , the DHSS said it was unlikely the results of a single poll would be a suitable basis for new and highly controversial legislation . |
| 19 | After last year Leeds might have to pay someone to take Whyte . |
| 20 | There were a few scares at the death , nothing happened , just they got their first corner after about 90 mins … and after last year … however nothing came of it ( or their second and last corner 3 mins into injury time ) , except one header which Lukic watched wide . |
| 21 | I suppose that 's as good a reason as any for changing them after last year : - ) Especially that blue Chelsea-like thing . |
| 22 | but the particular council which is Elmbridge District Council , started off after last year 's victory by the Liberal Democrats , by moving to one full council meeting a week , lasting about six hours once a week . |
| 23 | The clampdown at Silverstone comes after fans scaled the barriers and swarmed onto the circuit after last year 's race . |
| 24 | After last year when I lost the championship by one point on the last round I never imagined I would end up winning it this time with two rounds to spare . ’ |
| 25 | The cash was deducted by the League to pay fines and costs imposed on Barnet after last year 's investigations . |
| 26 | After last year , I think I owe them one . |
| 27 | Very few people are surprised by the merger , but many were taken aback that it happened so soon after last year 's franchise battle . |
| 28 | After last year 's franchise battle and now this takeover most of the interest in ITV has been behind the scenes , not on the screens . |
| 29 | THE talk after last year 's dour Darlington derby was of amalgamation . |
| 30 | Reasons for optimism by Mackay Consultants include changes in Government economic policy and the devaluation of sterling after last year 's withdrawal from the exchange rate mechanism . |